Past Healer

Title: Past Healer [Yaoi Version]

Warnings: AU? OOC YAOI

Pairings: ItaNaru/ one sided SasuNaru

Flames are not welcomed.

Author: Tsukishiro

Summary: The past and the present were slowly killing the demon vessel from the inside. An incident sends him back into the past and he now faces new dangers, emotions, and events because his arrival changed everything. Will this ¡¥past¡¦ actually help him back to the light and get his real smile back or will it further send him into oblivion?

Disclaimers: Naruto never belonged to me! Not now not ever! (Sniff-sniffƒ¼)

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Chapter Four ¡V The Konoha that has no Kyuubi

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The dark eerie night engulfed the Country of the Leaf. The sounds of chirping crickets filled the empty night as the moon shone brightly in the black, starry sky.

All of the village¡¦s inhabitants, save for some shinobi who were on guard duty at that time, were now in slumber to regain their energy to perform their daily tasks the next day.

Although numerous houses were found within the walls of Konoha and all Konoha citizens lived there, outside, far north of the Hokage tower, lies a lone house that was occupied by a single shinobi of the Leaf

The house was small with all the necessary rooms, a living room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, and bedroom. There¡¦s also a small garden at the back that has a pond with numerous fishes.

Inside the bedroom lies the owner of the said house. Currently lying on his futon, he has golden blond hair with crimson highlights and blue azure eyes. Unlike the villagers, this individual was wide awake and stared endlessly on his wooden ceiling as sleep continuously escapes his grasp.

He sighed; certain that sleep will not come over him this night, just like the other nights before this

He got up slowly and proceeded to his backyard garden, his slim and petite figure was garbed in a plain blue yukata. Thanks to the gentle moonlight, his slender, delicate, and effeminate form was illuminated.

¡¥Can¡¦t sleep Kit?¡¦ a voice asked in his mind

¡§Yes¡¨ he answered vocally, not caring if someone heard him

¡¥You really need to get some sleep Kit, its really bad for your health of you don¡¦t¡¦

¡§I understand, Kyuubi. But not tonight, I guess¡¨

A presence was sensed from the distance but the Kyuubi vessel did not tensed, for that person was someone he knew well

¡§Can¡¦t sleep again brat?¡¨ a voice called out

He turned around to face the new comer who was a well-endowed blond woman before replying ¡§Yes¡¨

The woman sighed and approached the blond, placing her hand on his shoulder and smiled at him warmly

¡§How are you feeling? You¡¦re not feeling any complications from the merging, are you?¡¨ she asked

It has been two weeks since the Kyuubi vessel has merged with his tenant. The ordeal, which lasted for three days, was long and painful.

The process was dangerous and sudden chakra explosions were constant. The only reason why no one sensed it was because of the two Sannin who put-up a barrier around the boy for protection

The merging resulted to Naruto earning all of Kyuubi¡¦s power, chakra, skills, techniques, and knowledge.

His physical appearance changed as well, since the blond boy already had a slightly effeminate form; it made him more effeminate but still held his masculinity.

His other physical changes were the appearance of the crimson highlights in his hair, disappearance of his whisker marks, and the paleness of his skin.

His changes towards the feminine side were due to the fact that Kyuubi was actually a ¡¥she¡¦ and this shocked the two legendary Sannin. So if the blond decided to wander around a populated area, there was no doubt that there will be a mob of people who will be lusting for him, regardless of his gender.

The blond shook his head

¡§I¡¦m fine. No complications whatsoever, Tsunade-obaa-chan¡¨ he chirped with a grin

Over the times, Naruto managed to rebuild his ¡¥mask¡¦ again

But in this situation

That ¡¥mask¡¦ was not necessary, especially when he is alone with his precious people

Tsunade

Jiraiya

And of course¡K

¡K Umino Iruka

Two presences were felt but were never thought of as a threat. Basing it on the person¡¦s chakra, the unknown, approaching individuals were someone they knew.

Out from the bushes were two males, a man with shoulder-length brown hair tied up into a ponytail, and a horizontal scar ran along the bridge of his nose, and a man with white long hair with vertical red lines running through his cheeks from his eyes.

¡§Iruka-sensei, Ero-Sennin¡¨ Naruto called and received a nod

¡§Hello Naruto. Good evening Hokage-sama¡¨ the scarred Chuunin greeted.

It was thanks to these three people that Naruto was back to the land of the living. Its not like he was close to death from that ¡¥incident¡¦, in fact he was far from it, but his spirit was shattered into hundreds of pieces and his soul was killed.

He was really a pitiful sight at that time, lying on his bed, not moving, not eating, not drinking, and not even sleeping. His eyes were empty and void of energy, in other words, they were dull and lifeless

It was a pitiful sight indeed, but because of the undying efforts made by them, he was back and alive again. In fact, they even held a small party to celebrate his return with just the four of them.

It was at that time when the three adults got a glimpse of the boy¡¦s real smile

Not forced, not fake, not a ¡¥mask¡¦

But a real smile filled with emotion

Not wanting to risk loosing him again, his condition and location was kept under wraps and only the three of them knew of it.

¡§So tomorrow will be the day when I finally become an Anbu¡¨ the blond boy worded out

The female Hokage nodded, as well as the Chuunin teacher and the frog hermit.

¡§Are you still going to pursue your dream of becoming a Hokage?¡¨ Iruka asked

They were engulfed in silence before the blond decided to answer

¡§No. it¡¦s no longer possible for me¡¨

The three adult frowned at the unexpected answer but Naruto continued

¡§But I have a goal¡K and that is to get stronger¡¨ he looked at them in the eyes, ¡§so that I can protect my precious people¡¨

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Eleven shinobi made their way through the thick, lush forest after succeeding in gathering all the ancient relics and artifacts from the temple.

All of them had one thing in mind

¡¥Go to Tsunade-sama¡¦

Their minds were now filled with questions about a certain shinobi, specifically the Anbu, Aka Furasshu

Why does he look a lot like Naruto?

No, scratch that. Is Naruto and Aka Furasshu really the same person?

If so, then why the physical changes? There¡¦s no way that a person can change that quickly in under a year; from a chubby, child appearance to an elegant and graceful physique may be possible but not if it is under a year.

But Naruto was wearing a horrid, baggy, orange jumpsuit in the past so nobody can really tell if he was chubby or slim underneath.

And his face

For Sasuke, it was already a sight to behold, that is, if you look carefully. But all that was hidden under the blonde¡¦s baby fat.

Those blue sapphire eyes that shone with brilliance, whisker-like marks that made him look feral but tamable, and those golden blond locks that spiked at all direction topped everything.

In the past, the young Uchiha can already imagine what Naruto might look like in the future.

Small but feminine, delicate-looking but strong, well-built and a bit muscular but slim and slender, he was both masculine and feminine at the same time.

And all those qualities, Aka Furasshu had them all.

The Mysterious Anbu also had the skills, the power, and the knowledge to be better than anyone

And indeed, he was better than Sasuke¡K

And may be better than the Hokage herself

The raven frowned

How can that happen?

Naruto was the dead-last of the group! There¡¦s no way that he can be better than the prodigy

Stupid, loud, annoying, boisterous, hell all those traits were the opposite of what the Anbu have

So after finally seeing the Anbu¡¦s face, emotions that were once kept hidden were shot back in full force.

Anger, fear, hate, pity, regret, despair, anguish

Emotions that they have worked so hard to keep under control and away from curious eyes were now surfacing

They became desperate, desperate for answers as questions continued to pile up inside their minds.

If Naruto was indeed Aka Furasshu, then why weren¡¦t they informed?

Why was he kept hidden?

Why did he not tell anyone?

Weren¡¦t they his friends?

Then the realization of the facts hit them, HARD

If they were friends, then why didn¡¦t ¡¥they¡¦ help him? Why didn¡¦t ¡¥they¡¦ protect him?

Instead they were afraid and disgusted with the blond boy after learning of his darkest secret

The Kyuubi no Youkai

They felt anger, fear, and hate towards the blond ninja for hiding such a dangerous secret

Why not? He¡¦s a risk to the safety of everyone

The village

His friends

His teammates

It was only after two weeks when they realized that they were wrong

Gravely wrong

Having a demon sealed inside him was something he had no control of since he was just born at that time

As a new born infant, he has no idea of what was going on

It wouldn¡¦t be surprising if the infant would start giggling and reaching for the enormous demon, thinking it¡¦s a giant fox plushie!

But at that time it was already far too late

The Kyuubi vessel has been banished from the village and finding him and getting him back would be far from possible

After all the treatment he got from the villagers and friends, having a decent talk with him would be impossible

But who could blame him?

All he wanted was to acknowledged

After all the things he had done, after all the promises he had made and kept, after all the efforts he have made to keep his village safe

What did he get?

Glares, harsh whispers, curses, and killing-intent

It was unbelievable to see him stand back up after being pushed down

The one thing they didn¡¦t count was that¡K

Everything or everyone has their own limits

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The sun shone endlessly and pierced almost every dark corner of the village Konohagakure.

Birds chirped happily in the air and villagers intermingle with one another through the crowded streets

Their chatters, talks, whispers, and gossips filled the air as the sound of laughing children joined in

A few kilometers from the main town, away from all the noise and hassle, lays the Konoha Hospital, after all, if a patient is to recover properly, he had to be in a quiet and peaceful environment

Inside that five-storey building, inside one of its private rooms was a man, sleeping on a white-sheeted bed.

His golden locks with red highlights gently framed his face as he lay there peacefully, undisturbed by anything

Or so we thought¡K

The blond male has already regained consciousness half an hour ago but the disturbance a few feet from him made him stay where he was

Just outside his room were several female nurses giggling and peeking through the slightly opened door.

This kind of typical female behavior was irritating for the said male and he was sure that if he does wake up, he would be bombarded by questions regarding about his personal life

Especially his love life¡K

He sighed mentally, there¡¦s no way that he¡¦s going to speak freely about those kinds of things

¡¥Having problems Kit?¡¦ his tenant asked

¡¥Kind of¡K the worst kind actually¡K¡¦ Naruto replied mentally

His tenant snorted, ¡¥girl trouble I see¡K¡¦

¡¥Do me a favor and shut up¡¦

The giggling and whispers just outside his room stopped. Thanks to his enhanced senses, he could tell that those nurses had fled the area when a new comer arrived. The sound of the door being slid open was heard and the sound of footsteps reached his ears

A pregnant silence filled the room before he finally decided to speak

¡§I know you¡¦re awake, so stop pretending¡¨ the new comer said

The blond opened his eyes slowly, wincing from the sudden outburst of light into his eyes. Ignoring the slight pain on his body, he got up into a sitting position and eyed the new comer wearily.

The individual was wearing an Anbu uniform and had a weasel mask on, making him unidentifiable. Unhidden by the mask was the Anbu¡¦s long raven hair tied up into a lone ponytail. From his physical appearance, the said male was young, maybe fourteen or fifteen, and has a well-built physique, obviously the result of training.

He was very young to be an Anbu but the blond can¡¦t say anything about it since he¡¦s thirteen and an Anbu as well.

While the blond continued to study the man before him, the Anbu male was also studying the blond himself

Judging from physical appearance, the blond was definitely male but can be mistaken for a female because of his looks.

Slim, slender, very feminine but masculine at the same time

For some strange reason, the Anbu felt something towards the blond stranger but was unsure of what it was so he shrugged it off.

He notice the blond has stopped studying him and has started looking for something

¡§If you¡¦re looking for your clothes, it has been confiscated¡¨ he said then pointed to a chair with clothes on it at the end of the bed. ¡§You can use those and change. I¡¦ll wait for you outside and escort you to see the Hokage¡¨ with that, he left and stood just outside the door.

Obviously confused, the bond complied and gathered the clothes on the chair and undressed himself from the hospital gown he was wearing.

Before going out, he stretched his unused muscles before proceeding to go with the Anbu.

Out from the hospital, they walked towards the Hokage tower where the Hokage was at work. They passed through the busy streets of the village and Naruto can tell that there was something that¡¦s not right.

Instead of the usual hateful glares and whispers, he received awed and blushing glances from the villagers which were something that had never happened before.

He cringed when he spotted a group of young females and males staring at him with lustful eyes and appeared to be refraining themselves from pouncing on him on the spot because of the Anbu escort.

¡¥This is new¡¦ the fox suddenly voiced out

Naruto remained silent and continued to follow the Anbu. When they were nearing the tower, the blond glanced up to look at the Hokage monument and stopped in his tracks, making the Anbu stop as well.

His escort frowned under his mask as he was wondering why the blond was wearing a shocked expression from looking at the monument. He looked at it as well and saw nothing wrong with it, fully oblivious to the internal debate the blond was having with his tenant

¡¥Kyuubi-nee, what¡¦s going on here, where¡¦s Tsunade obaa-chan¡¦s face?¡¦

¡¥I have no idea Kit; maybe you should ask the Hokage about this when you meet with him/her¡¦

¡¥All right¡¦

The pair continued their walk until they have finally reached the Hokage¡¦s office. A light knock was made by his escort and moments later, a voice muffled by the door was heard saying ¡¥come in¡¦

The Anbu opened the door and gestured the blond inside

Naruto was already shocked form the changes in the village, now he was more shocked after seeing who was seated on the Hokage¡¦s chair

Young¡K

Blond hair¡K

Bright blue eyes¡K

¡§Yo-Yondaime-sama?¡¨ Naruto stuttered out, unsure what to make with this

The man seated on the chair tilted his head out of confusion due to the blonde¡¦s shocked expression.

¡¥Why would he be shocked like he had seen a ghost?¡¦ the Hokage wondered

Another knock was heard and the door opened, revealing an elderly man garbed in white Hokage robes

Everyone in the room eyed the new comer

Naruto became pale after recognizing the old man and was noticed be the Yondaime Hokage

¡¥What¡¦s wrong with him? He appears like he really had seen a ghost¡¦ the Yondaime wondered

¡§Are you all right¡¨ the fourth Hokage called out as the other two individual glanced at the blond as well

The Sandaime¡¦s shocked appearance went unnoticed since the other two were concerned about the blond stranger

¡¥If you ignore the red highlights, this boy would be a younger version of Arashi-kun¡¦ the old man mused

¡§Why?¡¨

¡§Huh?¡¨

¡§Why are you still alive?¡¨ Naruto blurted out, ¡§You¡¦re supposed to be dead!¡¨

The Anbu stood right in front the Hokage after ushering the older one to move away from the blond, preparing himself for a possible attack that might be initiated by the blond male

¡§Why do you say that?¡¨ the fourth asked calmly, ready to defend himself and the old man

¡§Kyuubi¡K¡¨

The name earned the young shocked faces from those in front of him

¡§You died sealing him! You died protecting this village from Kyuubi!¡¨

¡§I¡¦m sorry but you are mistaken young man¡¨ the third Hokage finally spoke, ¡§Kyuubi, the nine-tailed fox demon from the legends did not attack this village at all. In fact, we don¡¦t think that it even existed¡¨

¡§No way¡K¡¨ Naruto stammered, his knees weakened from the shock

At that moment, the doors slammed opened revealing a small boy with golden blond hair and cerulean blue eyes, similar to that of the Hokage

¡§Otou-san!¡¨ the small boy called out and ran towards his target.

The Anbu tensed, fearing for the young boy¡¦s safety but relaxed as the boy passed the unknown male unharmed

¡§Otou-san!¡¨ the boy called again and glomped his father¡¦s leg at the same time

¡§What¡¦s wrong? Naruto¡¨ the man asked

¡¥Naruto?¡¦ Naruto then looked at the younger version of himself, ¡¥that¡¦s me¡K as a child¡K then the Yondaime was actually my¡K¡¦

Naruto¡¦s shocked face didn¡¦t go unnoticed. The two Hokage were now eyeing the blond carefully, still confused why the he was behaving like that.

The blond (older Naruto) was now hyperventilating, his heart rate increased rapidly and he¡¦s perspiring cold sweat.

¡¥Kit! Calm down! You¡¦re going to lose yourself if you don¡¦t!¡¦ the demon roared, not liking this one bit

The Kyuubi vessel nodded and began to take deep breaths, calming his nerves down a bit but it was not enough

¡¥I have to get out of here¡¦

Making some seals with speed unseen by the naked eye, Naruto vanished from the room in a puff of smoke

¡¥He¡¦s fast!¡¦ the Anbu mused ¡¥I didn¡¦t even see him start the seals¡¦

¡§Itachi! Have your team search for him! Judging by his speed, I can tell that he¡¦s at least Jounin level, labeling him dangerous. But I want him back here unharmed, understand?¡¨

The raven Anbu saluted and disappeared in a puff of smoke

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Eleven Shinobis made their way towards the Hokage tower without wasting time. They jumped from roof to roof and made haste towards their destination

Questions filled their clouded minds and they hope that the Hokage would willingly provide them with clearing answers.

But judging the female Kage¡¦s relationship with the blond boy, it would not be easy especially after the way they had treated her ¡¥little brother¡¦.

They can¡¦t blame her or anyone else but themselves for not being there when their ¡¥friend¡¦ needed them the most. In fact, whenever they were given a mission by her, she never smiled at them. She would only give them the necessary information they would need for a mission, hand them the scroll, and dismiss them.

Nothing more¡K

Entering the tower, they made their way to the office, ignoring passersby and yelling shinobi whom they managed to bump into. They slammed the door to the office open and forced their way inside, destroying the frame of the door in the process.

A vein bulged from the Hokage¡¦s forehead and was about to yell when she noticed someone was missing

Her heart skipped a beat

¡¥The bad omen¡¦

¡§Where¡¦s Aka Furasshu-kun?¡¨ she asked, waiting for the shinobis before her to regain their composure

Sasuke got up first and approached her desk, placing all the sealed scrolls with the artifacts on the surface

¡§He disappeared, Hokage-sama¡¨ he said monotonously

The pen she was holding snapped from her strong grip eyeing the Uchiha before her with narrowed eyes

¡§What do you mean by that? Uchiha¡¨ she asked with venom in her voice, obvious that she does not like this one bit

She did not flinch when Sasuke slammed his palms on her desk and was giving her his infamous death glare.

¡§Hokage-sama, I want an explanation. Is Aka Furasshu really Naruto?¡¨

¡§What do you mean? Uchiha¡¨

¡§I saw his face. He looked exactly like that dobe¡¨

¡§Might be a coincidence¡¨

¡§There¡¦s no coincidence! He¡¦s Naruto, isn¡¦t he? Why was he hiding!-? Why weren¡¦t we informed!-?¡¨

Tsunade slammed her fisted hand on her desk, breaking the furniture in half. The other shinobi gulped in fear of the Hokage¡¦s monstrous strength and was wise to remain silent, but the prideful Uchiha didn¡¦t give a damn about it

¡§DON¡¦T USE THAT TONE ON ME UCHIHA!¡¨

¡§I don¡¦t give a shit about it! Why were you hiding him?¡¨

A maniacal laugh was heard, emitted by a very angry Hokage. The Anbu stationed outside the office shivered in fear and were glad that they were out of the raging female¡¦s sight.

The shinobis in the room paled and shivered from the killer aura of the Godaime with voices shouting in their minds to ¡¥run away or face her wrath!¡¦

Despite their mind¡¦s warning, they stayed, rooted in place, unmoving, earning them new found respect by the Anbu outside who were at awe of their bravery while in fact the shinobis were scared shitless in their pants and doesn¡¦t have the guts to move and inch.

¡§So now it¡¦s my fault?¡¨ She asked while maintaining her monotonous tone.

¡§Whose fault was it that I have to hide him? Whose fault was it that he was treated like trash after you (Sasuke) betrayed us? Whose fault was it that his spirit was broken into tiny pieces that were so hard to pick up when you (the others) rejected and hurt him?¡¨ she then pointed to the dark-haired shinobi in front of her

¡§You¡¨ the she pointed to the other shinobi in the room, ¡§all of you¡¨

¡§You were the ones responsible why I have to resort to hiding him! After those stupid villagers broke Sandaime¡¦s law not to reveal the fact about Kyuubi, you then gang up on him? Blaming him? Calling him a monster, a demon while in fact he¡¦s not?¡¨

¡§But Hokage-sama, he¡¦s the Kyuubi, right? So he¡¦s a de-¡¨ Sakura spoke but was cut-off

¡§ENOUGH!¡¨ Tsunade glared at them. ¡§Get this fact drilled into your thick hard skulls that Naruto was not a demon! He was just born at that time for crying out loud! Hell he was only a few hours old when the nine-tailed demon fox attacked! So you still label him a demon? They¡¦re two different and separate existences! When he was born, Kyuubi was attacking this god-forsaken village!¡¨

Tsunade massaged her temples for the incoming headache before continuing

¡§Seeing that you can¡¦t get it let me give you a more primitive example. Let us take a plastic bag which is empty. It¡¦s plastic, right? Let us then fill that plastic with water and tie it up, now we have two things, water and plastic. So tell me, now that the plastic was containing the water, does it become water?¡¨

Seeing that they were out of words at the moment, she still continued

¡§Different, right? But if you still can¡¦t accept that fact then put yourself in his place. What if you were the one chosen to be the Kyuubi¡¦s container? What would you do if people hated you and blamed you for things you have no control off since you were still in diapers?¡¨

Receiving no response, she dismissed them, fully aware that if this continues, she would wreck havoc and only her surrogate little brother can stop her.

¡§Naruto¡K I hope that you¡¦re all right¡K¡¨

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